AR50528: Design studio 6.1
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Credits: | 20 [equivalent to 40 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 400 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CWPG 70%, CWPI 30% |
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By the end of the Unit, you will be able to
1. prepare designs in response to a given brief 2. present designs using a range of media 3. demonstrate knowledge of current planning policy and development control legislation, including social, environmental and economic aspects, and the relevance of these to design development 4. demonstrate understanding of the potential impact of building projects on existing and proposed communities 5. demonstrate understanding of the need to critically review precedents relevant to the function, organisation and technological strategy of design proposals 6. demonstrate understanding of the need to appraise and prepare building briefs to define client and user requirements & aspirations and their appropriateness to site and context together with an understanding of the contributions of architects and co-professionals to the formulation of a brief, and the methods of investigation used in its preparation. |
| Synopsis: | Project 1 is a group design project, and Project 2 is an individual written brief in preparation for Design Studio 6.2.
Project 1 'Regenerative Cities Masterplan' explores the impact of social context, political context, economic context, transport infrastructure, landscape context, spatial typologies, and critical contemporary sustainability issues, on the form and functioning of a group urban strategy. The individual component (Project 2) requires you to research and analyse a chosen site and project programme, and to demonstrate the viability of the overall project. This represents the first part of the final design project of your Part Two architectural education. |
| Content: | This Unit comprises two projects.
Project 1 known as 'Regenerative Cities' is a group project and will involve research into, and analysis of, a given urban locale including the following areas of study: social context, political context, economic context, transport infrastructure, landscape context, spatial typologies. This will result in the formulation of a group urban strategy, and subsequent individual design briefs. Specialist expertise will be provided by visiting Urban, Architectural, Landscape, Environmental and Structural Engineering consultants. Project 2 is an Individual Brief Document which students will use to complete their final degree project in Semester 2. The city/region will be same as for the group project 1. Choice of site, project viability, brief development and precedent studies will be facilitated by individual tutorials. Specialist expertise will be provided by visiting Urban, Architectural, Landscape, Environmental and Structural Engineering consultants. |
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AR50528 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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